tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post5389827728021492164..comments2016-11-30T20:44:36.586-07:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: BB3: Roger Bingham: Opening StatementAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-90154799749541959142008-10-26T16:19:00.000-06:002008-10-26T16:19:00.000-06:00Ah, shoot! I work with a Mark Bingham. Will be cor...Ah, shoot! I work with a Mark Bingham. Will be corrected.Alonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-11833236092358624792008-10-26T13:13:00.000-06:002008-10-26T13:13:00.000-06:00isn't it Roger Bingham (not Mark)?isn't it Roger Bingham (not Mark)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-61870218844364551822008-10-26T12:11:00.000-06:002008-10-26T12:11:00.000-06:00In recent years, science has been deliberately dis...In recent years, science has been deliberately distorted by the government in association with special interest groups like oil and pharmaceuticals. It also appears to simply be misunderstood by increasing numbers of sometimes home schooled right wing Christians who often frankly appear entirely clueless about the scientific method.<BR/><BR/>I don't think these things are encouraging signs for America's future.Paul Maurice Martinhttp://www.originalfaith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-32699851505675786122008-10-26T08:27:00.000-06:002008-10-26T08:27:00.000-06:00I do not know of any campaign in existence, or any...<I>I do not know of any campaign in existence, or anybody even working on a campaign, to sell science.</I><BR/><BR/>That is because their is no <B>direct</B> consumer benefit in doing so. <BR/><BR/><I>I am a major fan of consulting with experts when you want to get something done.</I> <BR/><BR/>As a "highly paid expert" for more than 40 years, I found that countries, corporations, political parties and organizations may have been interested in what we "experts" had to say . . . but very, very few would listen. In most cases they had already created their products (agendas) and then expected us to <I>merchandise</I> them. Most of these groups wanted an endorsement for how they had already thought things should proceed or how the "product" would appear. Most disgusting were the occasions when I was hired to promote a slogan that had already been "created", often by the "son of a sister of board chairman". (I have numerous examples of this one!) <BR/><BR/>I have been trying to tell Atheists that the future lay in "working on the kids" by providing kids with an enjoyable, rewarding alternative to religion. Prominent Atheists do not wish to get involved. They have other world's to conquer and I don't blame them. The others want a solution that allows them to flex their quasi-intellectual muscles on complex theories and scientifically correct arguments, or allows them to conduct their lives while hiding <I>behind the hedges</I>. They do not wish to accept that their world starts with dirty diapers. Shit happens! Quasi-intellectuals do not wish to deal with shit! They would rather wait until the youngsters are grown up enough to understand their "lectures".<BR/><BR/><B>Imagine, if you can, that if you created a new &quot;desert&quot; that was available and could be enjoyed by kids all over the world -- a potato chip (crisp), an ice cream, an M&amp;M -- and &quot;branded&quot; it appropriately. (How about &quot;Solstice Sweets&quot;?) And your message was a &quot;friendly&quot; one . . . something like Captain Kangaroo would have delivered. No hype, no bullshit . . . lots of nutrition and flavor. Within 10 years you would have created a &quot;branded&quot; movement, not only made up of the kids, but also from the parents and grandparents who you have enabled to bring their youngsters joy and happiness.</B> <BR/><BR/>Does this sound similar to what the Christians are doing? They are making headway even though they are severely handicapped by a faulty book and an unbelievable story.<BR/><BR/>The solution sounds simple, doesn't it? Its not particularly challenging, but it does require a number of "good men and women" to take the appropriate action.antonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909850387414677663noreply@blogger.com